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Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Set Design Sketch, 'La Bibliothèque, Décor de la Scène de la Couronne et des Quillotines'circa 1949

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Three-dimensional stage set construction made from stacked red and gold books, with a central Pegasus motif on black and a glowing open book at the back of a receding staircase

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff), Set Design Sketch, 'La Bibliothèque, Décor de la Scène de la Couronne et des Quillotines', circa 1949, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Russia, active France and United States, 1892-1990
Title
Set Design Sketch, 'La Bibliothèque, Décor de la Scène de la Couronne et des Quillotines'
Place Made
France
Date Made
circa 1949
Medium
Gouache on paper
Dimensions
10 x 14 3/4 in. (25.4 x 37.47 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Bruce Jacobs, M.D. and Violette Jacobs
Accession Number
M.84.245.12
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Copyright
© Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York